to tim cook about continuing the legacy of steve jobs. plus chinese insurer picc put some spark back into the dismal, the big potential in the insurance. plenty more to come. having you ship my gifts couldn't be easier. well, having a ton of locations doesn't hurt. and a santa to boot! [ chuckles ] right, baby. oh, sir. that is a customer. oh...sorry about that. [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. fedex office. >>> we continue to monitor reaction to the earthquake and tsunami wave in japan right now. miyagi northern prefecture region. and we got a clarification from one of the plants. tokyo whether he can power saying workers instead of evacuating completely, the plant saying they have now reached a position inside the plant, they didn't evacuate. so they just made sure the workers have gone into a safe position. we'll keep monitoring events and any reports we get out. meanwhile, with germany's dax closing near five year highs, is it time for a rerating of european equities? highest close since january 2008. up 28% for the year, giles. and here we are with the bundesban